Is “God Inhabits the Praises of His People” Really Biblical? (Zac Hicks)
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THE GREAT SCENES OF WORSHIP IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 17, No. 8 (August 2022) Sinclair Ferguson, the great Scottish theologian, and preacher, said in a sermon: A friend of mine led a tour last year to the seven churches of the book of Revelation. I said, “Did you go to the island of Patmos?” “No,” he said, “I asked the people about going to Patmos, and they said, ‘It would take you a day to
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“TO HIM BE GLORY FOREVER”: Paul’s Doxology in Romans 11:33-36
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 17, No. 2 (February 2022) Theology Paul’s explanation in Romans of the ramifications of the fall (1:18-32) and the ensuing blackness of sin that has engulfed the human race (3:9-18,23) makes the gospel shine all the more brightly as he expounds on it in the ensuing chapters. He shows how the gospel is indeed “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (1:16), for through
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“To Him Be the Glory Forever”: Paul’s Doxology in Romans 11:33-36
Volume 17, No. 2 (February 2022) THEOLOGY Paul’s explanation in Romans of the ramifications of the fall (1:18-32) and the ensuing blackness of sin that has engulfed the human race (3:9-18,23) makes the gospel shine all the more brightly as he expounds on it in the ensuing chapters. He shows how the gospel is indeed “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (1:16), for through
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The Gathering: “Decently and in Order”(1 Corinthians 14)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 16, No. 9 (October 2021) “Here is the church, and here is the steeple; open the door and see all the people!” As has often been observed, there is precious little in the New Testament by way of specific instructions about how to practice corporate worship in the church. Of the little that one does find, most of it has to do with Paul correcting abuses or
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The Importance of Worship in the Church
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 1 (January 2020) Among (undoubtedly) others, the following are some of the key purposes of corporate worship: 1. Worship in the church honors the Father. This is the ultimate purpose of corporate worship, an end in itself. It serves no higher purpose than this; it is a means to no other end. (“Worship is the only Christian activity that is an end in itself,” John
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ETERNAL PRAISE: Reflections from Revelation (8)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 14, No. 1 (January 2019) ETERNAL PRAISE AND THE NATIONS(Revelation 7) (part 2) Last month we considered God’s heart FOR the nations. This month we will see how that results in: ETERNAL PRAISE FROM THE NATIONS The Goal John Piper draws some important insights from Romans 15 along these lines. Paul writes there: For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness,
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